Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-05
EORT W0aTEl AEp lENyEI
GULF, COLORADO EMD Santa FE
MEXICAN LETTER
NORTH BOUND.

MEXICAN LETTER
an Incident of the Friend!inesS of the Ma
twas Toward The States
Correspondencc OF the Gazette.
VILLA LERDo, MEX July 81 .-Teking
warning from the OmirCus notices d. aG
ing THE GAZETTE editorial columns, to
net even mention prohibition, By way Of
maaiDg q graduating comparison with the
midsummer heat, necessity cCmp3ls Us I.
say that while the roasting process under
the scOrchiGg rays Cf ''O.d Sol" : season.
ing the ungDdly III Texas ".0r Z lana thaj
is hotter than tEis," down mere IN the
lsnd OF the 'C1ilGI-l Of tire Sun" upon
this vast stretch c. ua1leI5ad, ruGEiHg
north ana south, the Thermometer rarely
climbs above the eighties. No GOuJs The
high elevation, ranging from 1890 = rooC
feet, Sni the alternating hreeZ IS from the
gull auG fla ocean, are the counter IL
huonCes that temper LIS tropical CLINE,
making i beth 8 delightful and healthy
! section. Beyond this, and the fac5 that :
view from the EOuGtaiR tops present
| beautiful landscape pictures; there IS
! nothing p2rLCuIarv GttIGCtlv- 10 CGeT IS
an inductm4pt 70 the tIaVelel Tor pleasure
| or the hOmeseeEer on tour for the
earthly paradise.
While crossing the RIO Gcande At L.
Paso and jOurneyjng south ElCng the
! Central MeXICaGO Railway IS ike Cross
! iGe from the busy scenes Of the pceseut
! Nineteenth century iGtG the historical
pas, and from the c. tecomOs reGllmat-
| lug the people Eud reproducing their heb
! l{stiCns unit the eve Of the traveller
III asts upon a panorama, repl6te with COS
Gtumes, architecture eld Implements Of
7 the by-goDe ages, nevertheless, here end
there the gTrepr, IDLE improl ements end
inventions Of modern progress sre begin
ming 10 tinG place amo3g thei: sims hon
oEed institutions, aud * XicO is giving
evidence CT awakening from her Rip Van
Wrinkle sleep 10 take her place among ne
nations of advanced idea7.
1t nay tafc years 10 induce the pcoT
~ 3eSNlssf0n 10 adopt the habits, customs
: and modern spplian"es inst International
treaties of comfy between l1eir lib2ra
home government: and the United States
have placed within their reach. But O.
the higher Glass OF Mexico's population
1t can be truthfully said that they ar
: Offering every reasonable iDduCemG1t t
) place their nation abreast with the mos
; progressive governments CT modern times
Not ouly ere Mexicans kiadly disposed
toward American enterprises, but CT
very liberal in their concessions an
; ample in their protection Of az hOn0rabI
and legitimate business Owned o. d
rec ed by Americans.
Unfortunately for our ccUrtrymen here
, socially speaking, the Mexican peopl
i have been inflicted g great deAl BY st
' of irresp onsible sdyenturers from tn
states, who have cheated aad G2tr2ute
her citiz Us, scoffed 81 theig Institution
, and made l&h5 Of their virtues, until a.
Americans are looked on es belonging I
tbs class until they prove Themselves
~ be honest gentlemen.
g As an evidence Of the Mtxicaug Gesir
. TO foster and protect American interests
it is only Necessary TO give fox 15lcati0
on cCC0unt OF th@I- noble conduct dufin
, tne burning CT s pOrsi0u Il Fleming
4 Moore & Co.'S, Oil mill aud sCap factory
81 Lerdo station few nights past.
8 Ire ire broke out in The lint roc,
. ff'aaoIt 10 o'clock p. III, and III few mir
: UteS the whole Interior Of the lint r0OI
: vas & bright bisZa, and the tire had &
tended to the engine room, adjoining. y
appliances for putting out the fire beiD
- near, the alarm Was given by suCcessiy
sGOrg blows upon the whistle. With
! tifteen minutes, az least $50 people ffcI
Il the station, s quarter CT mile dist&E
and the surrounding vicinity were Ct IL
scene of the fire, lending valuable assist
anc9. Within less than half hour tt
Mayor and Chief of Police CT the city {
Lerdo, three miles distant, we're at Il
: fire with twenty-five soldiers and polio
u TO render assist nee and afford pr0tcctIc
{ to the property, having been notified {
/ the fire by telephone communication frol
II the station.
It Not only wss the fire speedy e.
:, tinguished by the aid OF these citizen
{ and soldiers, but the chief Of polio
stationed his men in q circle around tn
premises until morning to protect to
! property carried out Of the building du
e ing the fire. We cite this IS an exgmp!
j of Mexican pluck and energy IN lenGin
:, valuable assistance 10 Americans n tin
of need.
Is II in nothing else, the Americans mus
yield the palm to the Meyicans in matte
OF politeness. From the humble peon
y the most cultured aud polished state!
e man among them, they are the very sol
q of courtesy, always doffiGg their hats, en-
: salutirg you first with g friendly grasp
the hand, both when meeting end partin
with you. And, if you chance TO enter
hotel or restaurant where they are seate
g St.the table, though an entire strange
[fSSu are invited to seat and G portion {
ftfe fare.
p Generally speaking, Mexicans nevt
E4eem to be in hurry, and take life in 6
sy philosophical wsy, enjoying then
syssssb best they may, each sccordiL
< tosf4eH means.
10 like most Of eastern countries, whel
skAe Catholic faith has predominated, the